Mediterranean Keto Chicken Skillet (Printable)

A quick, flavorful one-skillet Mediterranean keto dish with ground chicken, Kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, and creamy feta. Perfect for a low-carb weeknight meal.

# What You'll Need:

→ Protein & Dairy

01 - 1 pound ground chicken
02 - ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

→ Vegetables

03 - 1 small yellow onion, diced
04 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
05 - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
06 - 1 cup baby spinach or arugula
07 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

→ Olives & Seasonings

08 - ½ cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
09 - 1 teaspoon dried oregano
10 - ½ teaspoon paprika
11 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice
12 - Salt and black pepper to taste

→ Oils

13 - 2 tablespoons olive oil

# Step-by-Step:

01 - Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook 3–4 minutes until translucent.
02 - Add minced garlic and ground chicken. Break up meat with spatula and cook until browned and cooked through, 6–7 minutes.
03 - Stir in cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, dried oregano, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Cook 3–4 minutes until tomatoes begin to soften.
04 - Add baby spinach or arugula and cook just until wilted, 1–2 minutes.
05 - Remove skillet from heat. Stir in lemon juice and chopped parsley.
06 - Sprinkle crumbled feta over the top. Serve warm directly from the skillet.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • Everything cooks in one pan so you spend more time eating and less time at the sink
  • The combination of salty feta and briny olives makes every bite feel like a fancy restaurant meal
  • Ready in 30 minutes but tastes like you spent all afternoon cooking
02 -
  • Ground chicken can release a lot of liquid as it cooks, so dont be alarmed if your pan seems wet at first
  • Letting the tomatoes soften slightly before adding spinach creates those little bursts of sweet juice in every bite
  • Adding feta at the very end keeps it from melting completely into the chicken
03 -
  • Drain the olives well so you dont add too much extra liquid to the skillet
  • Letting the skillet rest off heat for 2 minutes before serving helps the flavors meld
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